2014 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

Tampa Bay Rowdies
2014 season
Owners Bill Edwards (Majority)
Andrew Nestor (Minority)
David Laxer (Minority)[1]
Head Coach Ricky Hill
Stadium Al Lang Field
NASL Spring: 7th place
Fall: 8th place
NASL Playoffs did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Third Round
Top goalscorer League:
Georgi Hristov (9)

All:
Georgi Hristov (12)
Highest home attendance 7,003
(April 12 v. Edmonton)
Lowest home attendance 2,565
(October 15 v. Minnesota)
Average home league attendance League: 4,409
All: 4,297
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors

The 2014 season was the current Tampa Bay Rowdies fifth season of existence, and fourth playing in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer pyramid. Including the original Rowdies franchise and the Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 27th season of a professional soccer team fielded in the Tampa Bay region.

Club

as of October 20, 2014[2]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Cody Mizell  United States
3 Defender Willie Hunt  United States
4 Midfielder Kyle Clinton  United States
5 Defender J. P. Rodrigues  Guyana
7 Defender Frank Sanfilippo (captain)  United States
8 Midfielder Darel Russell  England
9 Forward Devin Del Dó  United States
10 Forward Georgi Hristov  Bulgaria
11 Midfielder Shane Hill  England
13 Defender Anthony Wallace  United States
14 Defender Jordan Gafa  United States
15 Forward Casey Townsend  United States
16 Forward Amani Walker  Jamaica
17 Forward Lucky Mkosana  Zimbabwe
18 Goalkeeper Matt Pickens  United States
19 Defender Blake Wagner  United States
20 Midfielder Evans Frimpong  Ghana
21 Forward Brian Shriver  United States
22 Midfielder Keith Savage  United States
23 Midfielder Ricardo Morris  Jamaica
24 Goalkeeper Diego Restrepo  United States
25 Forward Carl Cort  Guyana
27 Defender Tamika Mkandawire  England
32 Defender Takuya Yamada  Japan
33 Defender Jay Needham  United States
35 Forward Luciano Olguín  Argentina
81 Forward Corey Hertzog  United States
99 Goalkeeper Ryan Thompson  Jamaica

Team management

  • United States Perry Van der BeckExecutive Vice President, General Manager, Technical Director, and Director of Player Development
  • United States Lee Cohen – Director of Operations
  • England Ricky HillHead Coach
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Slobodan JanjušGoalkeeper Coach
  • United States James Faylo – Head Athletic Trainer
  • United States Patrick HoranTeam Physician

Competitions

  Win   Tie   Loss

Friendlies

NASL Spring season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Minnesota United (C) 9 6 2 1 16 9 +7 20 2014 NASL Spring Season Winner
2 New York Cosmos 9 6 1 2 14 3 +11 19
3 San Antonio Scorpions 9 5 2 2 13 9 +4 17
4 Carolina RailHawks 9 4 2 3 11 15 4 14
5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 9 4 1 4 18 18 0 13
6 Ottawa Fury 9 3 1 5 14 13 +1 10
7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 9 2 4 3 11 16 5 10
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 9 3 1 5 12 20 8 10
9 Edmonton 9 2 2 5 11 11 0 8
10 Indy Eleven 9 0 4 5 14 20 6 4
Updated to match(es) played on June 8, 2014. Source:
(C) Season Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
9 2 4 3 11 16  −5 10 1 2 2 8 12  −4 1 2 1 3 4  −1

Last updated: July 5, 2014.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round123456789
GroundHAHAAHHAH
ResultDDLWDLWLD

Updated to match(es) played on May 26, 2014. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

NASL Fall season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 San Antonio Scorpions (C) 18 11 2 5 30 15 +15 35 2014 NASL Fall Season Winner
2 Minnesota United 18 10 5 3 31 19 +12 35
3 Edmonton 18 8 5 5 23 18 +5 29
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 18 7 6 5 20 21 1 27
5 Carolina RailHawks 18 7 3 8 27 28 1 24
6 New York Cosmos 18 5 8 5 23 24 1 23
7 Indy Eleven 18 6 5 7 21 26 5 23
8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 18 5 5 8 25 34 9 20
9 Ottawa Fury 18 4 5 9 20 25 5 17
10 Atlanta Silverbacks 18 3 4 11 20 30 10 13
Updated to match(es) played on November 2, 2014. Source:
(C) Season Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
18 5 5 8 25 34  −9 20 2 2 5 14 16  −2 3 3 3 11 18  −7

Last updated: April 26, 2018.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAAH
ResultWWLLWWLWDLLLDLLDDD
Position33773338

Updated to match(es) played on August 25, 2014. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

U.S. Open Cup

Transfers

In

Date No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Source
December 20, 201319DFUnited States Blake WagnerUnited States San Antonio ScorpionsSigned to a two-year contract, with a club option for a third year.[3]
December 20, 201324GKUnited States Diego RestrepoUnited States Tampa Bay RowdiesRe-signed to a two-year contract, with a club option for the second year.[4]
December 23, 201310FWBulgaria Georgi HristovUnited States Tampa Bay RowdiesRe-signed to a four-year contract, with a club option for the third and fourth year.[5]
December 24, 201321FWUnited States Brian ShriverUnited States Carolina RailHawksSigned to a four-year contract, with a club option for the third and fourth year.[6]
January 2, 201417FWZimbabwe Lucky MkosanaUnited States Harrisburg City IslandersSigned to a one-year contract.[7]
January 2, 201414DFUnited States Jordan GafaUnited States Tampa Bay RowdiesAgreed to a two-year contract, with a club option for the second year.[7]
January 3, 20147DFUnited States Frankie SanfilippoUnited States Tampa Bay RowdiesRe-signed to a two-year contract, with a club option for the second year.[8]
January 3, 201411MFEngland Shane HillUnited States Tampa Bay RowdiesRe-signed to a three-year contract, with a club option for the second and third year.[8]
January 7, 201486MFSweden Christophe LalletSweden Hammarby IFSigned to a two-year contract, with a club option for the second year.[9]
January 7, 201499GKJamaica Ryan ThompsonSweden AFC UnitedSigned to a two-year contract, with a club option for the second year.[10]
January 10, 201425FWGuyana Carl CortUnited States Tampa Bay RowdiesRe-signed to a one-year contract.[11]
January 10, 201420FWGhana Evans FrimpongUnited States Tampa Bay RowdiesAgreed to a two-year contract, with a club option for the second year.[11]
January 29, 20145DFGuyana J.P. RodriguesNoneSigned to a two-year contract, with a club option for the second year.[12]
February 10, 201432DFJapan Takuya YamadaUnited States Tampa Bay RowdiesRe-signed to a one-year contract.[13]
February 10, 20149FWUnited States Devin Del DoUnited States Tampa Bay RowdiesRe-signed to a two-year contract, with a club option for the second year.[13]
February 10, 201413MFUnited States Anthony WallaceUnited States Colorado RapidsSigned to a one-year contract.[14]
February 27, 20148MFEngland Darel RussellCanada Toronto FCSigned to a two-year contract, with a club option for the second year.[15]
March 11, 201415FWUnited States Casey TownsendUnited States D.C. UnitedSigned to a one-year contract.[16]
March 17, 20141GKUnited States Cody MizellUnited States Atlanta SilverbacksSigned to a two-year contract, with a club option for the second year.[17]
March 26, 201418GKUnited States Matt PickensUnited States New England RevolutionSigned to a multi-year contract with the club.[18]
July 4, 201435FWArgentina Luciano OlguínFree Agent[19]
July 4, 201427DFEngland Tamika MkandawireFree Agent[19]
July 25, 201423MFJamaica Ricardo MorrisJamaica Portmore United F.C.[20]
September 24, 201481FWUnited States Corey HertzogUnited States Orlando City SCSigned through the 2015 season, with a club option for 2016[21]

Out

Date Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Source
December 19, 2013DFCanada Andres ArangoNoneClub declined contract option.[22]
December 19, 2013FWMalta Etienne BarbaraNoneClub declined contract option.[22]
December 19, 2013MFUnited States Jamael CoxNoneClub declined contract option.[22]
December 19, 2013MFUnited States Raphael CoxUnited States Harrisburg City IslandersFree agent; signed with the Harrisburg City Islanders[22][23]
December 19, 2013GKUnited States Andrew FonteinNoneFree agent[22]
December 19, 2013DFUnited States Thurstan JohnsonNoneClub declined contract option.[22]
December 19, 2013MFEngland Luke MulhollandUnited States Real Salt LakeFree agent; signed with Real Salt Lake[22][24]
December 19, 2013DFUnited States Daniel ScottUnited States Carolina RailHawksFree agent; signed with the Carolina RailHawks[22][25]
December 19, 2013DFUnited States Draymond WashingtonNoneClub declined contract option.[22]
July 4, 2014MFSweden Christophe LalletSweden IK FrejMutually agreed to terminate contract.[26]
October 9, 2014FWEngland Carl CortNoneRetirement.[27]

References

  1. Cashill, Margaret (December 12, 2013). "Bill Edwards buys controlling interest in Tampa Bay Rowdies". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  2. "Roster". Tampa Bay Rowdies. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  3. "Rowdies Sign Defender Blake Wagner".
  4. "Restrepo Returns to Rowdies for 2014 Season".
  5. "Rowdies Re-sign 2013 NASL MVP Georgi Hristov".
  6. "Rowdies Sign 2013 NASL Top Scorer Brian Shriver".
  7. 1 2 "Rowdies Acquire Forward Lucky Mkosana for 2014 Season".
  8. 1 2 "Rowdies Captain Frankie Sanfilippo Returns for 2014 Season along with Midfielder Shane Hill".
  9. "Rowdies Sign Swedish Attacking Midfielder Christophe Lallet".
  10. "Rowdies Sign Jamaican Goalkeeper Ryan Thompson".
  11. 1 2 "Forward Carl Cort Returns to Rowdies for 2014 Season".
  12. "Tampa Native and Local Soccer Standout J.P. Rodrigues Returns to the Rowdies".
  13. 1 2 "Longest Tenured Rowdie Takuya Yamada and Forward Devin Del Do Return for the 2014 Season".
  14. "Rowdies Sign Defender/Midfielder Anthony Wallace". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  15. "Rowdies Sign Former Norwich and Stoke City Midfielder Darel Russell".
  16. "Rowdies Sign Forward Casey Townsend".
  17. "Rowdies Sign Goalkeeper Cody Mizell".
  18. "Rowdies Acquire MLS Standout Goalkeeper Matt Pickens".
  19. 1 2 "Rowdies Add Dynamic International Duo". Archived from the original on 2014-07-11. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
  20. "Rowdies Expand Roster with Addition of Jamaican Midfielder Ricardo Morris".
  21. "Rowdies Sign Forward Corey Hertzog".
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Offseason Roster Moves Underway".
  23. "City Islanders Acquire Defender Raphael Cox".
  24. "Real Salt Lake signs midfielder Luke Mulholland". Archived from the original on 2014-01-24.
  25. "RailHawks Add Two For 2014 Season".
  26. "Rowdies Add Dynamic International Duo". Archived from the original on 2014-07-11. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
  27. "Forward Carl Cort Announces Retirement From Professional Soccer".
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